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Oakland Presbyterian Church will be collecting school supplies for STARS throughout the month of June. STARS stands for “Supplies to Assist ouR Students.” STARS of West Orange County uses the donated school supplies to fill backpacks that are donated to all of our local area schools to be given to students in need. We hope you will assist us in supporting this wonderful local mission. Please consider donating items on the list provided below. Of course, monetary donations will be gratefully accepted. Please make checks out to Oakland Presbyterian Church and write “STARS” in the memo section. $50.00 will allow STARS to fill back‐packs for FIVE students. Donation boxes to collect supplies will be located in the Narthex and near the church office until June 26th. If you have any questions, please contact Margaret Kirwan at [email protected].

ITEMS NEEDED Elementary Middle High School 12 pre‐sharpened #2 pencils 12 pre‐sharpened #2 pencils 12 pre‐sharpened #2 pencils 1 box 24‐count Crayola crayons 1 pack blue/black ballpoint pens 1 pk blue/black ballpoint pens 3 folders ‐ 3 prongs/2pockets 1 standard calculator 1 pack tabbed dividers 2 glue sticks 1 pack wide‐ruled paper 1 pack college‐ruled paper 1 pair Fiskars brand scissors 1 pack tabbed dividers 1 pack 3x5 index cards 1 rectangular pink eraser 1 box colored pencils 1 box fine‐point Sharpies 1 box colored pencils 2 spiral notebooks 1 2‐inch 3‐ring binder 1 pack wide‐ruled loose leaf paper 1 yellow highlighter 1 yellow highlighter 1 plastic ruler with inches/cm 1 2‐inch 3‐ring binder 2 college‐ruled spiral notebooks 1 plastic pencil box 1 pack 3x5 index cards 1 USB thumb drive *ALL grades need backpacks ‐ no wheels, please

The Kitchen Committee is planning a work day on Saturday, June 18th from 9am to 12pm. Please contact Don Hickman for additional informa‐tion.

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Everyone who is part of our church family is encouraged to attend one of the ten home meetings being planned by the R3 Capital Campaign Commit‐tee during the month of June. The purpose of the home meetings is to pro‐vide a small group setting in which we can hear more information about the campaign. These home meetings will also provide some folks with an oppor‐tunity to get acquainted with people they may not know. So please sign up to attend one of these gatherings! Members and friends will be asked to sign up before or after worship,

starting on May 29th. If you can’t get to worship on Sunday, you can call the church office to sign up for one of the meetings. No home meeting will include more than 10 guests (spouses and significant others count as two separate guests). Below is the list of members who have graciously offered to host a meeting:

Date and Time Host Address

Tuesday, June 7th 6:30pm

Will and Aly Hawthorne 28 West Division St. Winter Garden

Wednesday, June 8th 7:00pm

Rick and Cindy Beltz 11039 Clipper Ct. Windermere

Monday, June 13th 7:00pm

Shannon and Becky Elswick 12903 Magnolia Point Blvd. Clermont

Tuesday, June 14th 7:00pm

Don and Carole Wingate 110 Mericam Ct. Deer Island

Tuesday, June 21st 7:00pm

Frank and Dina Merritt 32 Oakland Point Cir. Oakland

Thursday, June 23rd 7:00pm

Dave and Margaret Kirwan 711 Valencia Shores Dr. Winter Garden

Thursday, June 23rd 7:30pm

John and Shirley Wilkins 3507 Chessington St. King’s Ridge

Friday, June 24th 7:00pm

Jerry and Leyvinia Ornstein 2295 Fenton Ave. King’s Ridge

Sunday, June 26th 7:00pm

Steve and Joan Osborne 415 Macchi Ave. Oakland

Wednesday, June 29nd 7:00pm

Tony and Rosie Angle 1230 Trailside Ct. Oakland

Important Dates to Remember June 8: Last Day of School / VPK Graduation June 14: Flag Day June 18‐25: General Assembly in Portland June 19: Father’s Day * Due to the relocation of worship, we will not be celebrating the Lord’s Supper in June.

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From the Pastor The well‐known hymn by Johnson Oatman encourages us to “count our blessings, name them one by one; count our blessings, see what God has done.” The song invites us to do this when we are discouraged and

burdened with a load of care. Recently, I’ve been feeling very blessed, even as we have been challenged by some hardships and unfortunate happenings at our church, like the break‐down of our AC in the sanctuary and the deaths of some key members. But God is good and has provided us with so many blessings. Things like the CLC, which serves as a very good alternative to the sanctuary as a place to worship on a temporary basis, flexible members and staff who haven’t complained about the need to meet in the CLC, the presence of a medical doctor in worship when one of our members recently col‐lapsed while we were singing a hymn, the generous giving of our members that has put us in a good place in regard to our finances, and the many selfless mem‐bers who give so much of themselves to help our church serve the community. Yes, I’m feeling very blessed. And I hope you are, too! With warm regards, Pastor Bob

SESSION NEWS At their May meeting, the Elders of our church took the following actions: Received the report from the Capital Cam‐

paign Committee through Shannon Elswick. The elders reviewed the brochure and pledge cards that will be used in the campaign, and heard about the home meetings to be held in June.

Received an update and a visual presentation

from the Digital Task Force, which is revamp‐ing our church website.

Elected Al Passwater and Laurie Renaud to

represent our church at the June meeting of Presbytery.

Reviewed the financial report shared by the

church Treasurer, Derek Blakeslee. Heard the report of the Property Committee

on major projects underway, including the flat roof, paving of the driveway, and AC sys‐tems.

Had prayer for several people at the close of

the meeting.

FINANCIAL REPORT 2016 Operating Budget: $471,572

Jan‐Apr Giving/Income: $150,516 Jan‐Apr Expenses: $114,279 Difference: $36,237 positive cash flow

Our expenses continue to be less than our income. Thank you for your generosity to your church!


We have enjoyed a wonderful

school year at the Preschool! It is bittersweet to say goodbye to our dear friends for the summer, particularly those who are leaving us for kinder‐garten. The congregation is invited to join in celebrating our VPK gradu‐ates during our Graduation Ceremony on Wednesday, June 8th at 6:00 pm. Every year, the graduates put on a short musical performance and then receive their diplomas and a Bible from Pastor Bob. Please come support our VPK families as their children move on to kindergarten. We are very proud of our VPK graduates and the foundation they have received at Oakland Presbyterian Preschool. We hope they will continue to call Oakland Presbyte‐rian Church their home and return to us for fellowship and worship. We are very excited that many of our Preschool friends and previous graduates of our program will come back this summer to start our new Summer Shorts program on Tuesday, June 14th. Summer Shorts will run for five consecutive weeks, Tuesday through Thursday, with a new theme every week. We begin by Celebrating Dads! Happy Father’s Day to all of our dads ‐ have a great day! We still have a few openings left in our two‐year‐old, three‐year‐old, and VPK classrooms, but you must act fast! The new school year begins August 15th. Please share our great Preschool with your friends and families. It has been great fun to share our evening events at Panda Express, to sing for you during wor‐ship, and to have your valuable participation during our annual Yankee Candle fundraiser‐ to name just a few of our activities that incorporate the congregation. Thank you for your tremendous and enthusiastic support during this school year! Happy Summer! ‐Preschool Director, Laurie Templin

We are still requesting volunteers to assist with some of our summer programs. Vaca‐tion Bible School volunteers are needed dur‐ing the week of July 11‐15. VBS is run from 5:30‐8:30pm. We also need assistance during our LEGO Camp, which is July 18‐22 and is an all day camp. For LEGO Camp, we can work with volunteers who are available for half days or full days. Thank you for supporting our ministries!

We are still taking registrations for Vacation Bible School. July 11‐15 5:30 pm ‐ 8:30 pm $10 per camper Age 5 years through 5th grade

Register online at: cokesburyvbs.com/oaklandpres

Registration is ongoing for Music Camp. Register on our website or in the church office. July 25‐29 * 8:00am ‐ 5:00pm $100 per camper Completed 2nd through 6th grades

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New Sermon Series: “At the Movies” On June 26th, Pastor Bob will begin a new series of messages: “At the Movies.” In this short series, Pastor Bob will invite us to reflect on some themes found in three popular movies. June 26 ‐ Gone with the Wind: Tomorrow is another day July 3 ‐ Frozen: Let it go! July 10 ‐ Forrest Gump: Life is like a box of chocolates If you haven’t seen these movies, we encourage you to view them before each message so that you have a better understanding of what our pastor will be going on and on about. *We will have a guest minister on June 12 and 19 while Pastor Bob takes some time off. Rev. Pam Masten will be filling in on these two Sundays.

Ladies’ Lunch Out

The monthly ladies’ luncheon will be held on Wednesday, June 8th at 11:30 am. We are meeting at the Longhorn Steakhouse near the Winter Garden Vil‐lage. We meet the second Wednesday of every month, and all ladies of the church are welcome to attend. If you plan to attend this month, please let Joyce Mullins know by contacting her at 407‐963‐8543.

We still have room for those who would like to join us for our Parents of Young Children Sunday School class. We meet on Sundays at 9:45 am in Room 106. The nursery is available for children ages 2 and younger, while those ages 3 and older (potty trained) may join the children’s Sunday School class. For more information, please contact Tiffany Goggans.

The men of the church recently elected new officers for the 2016‐2017 year. President: Wayne Wincey Vice‐President: Rich Burbank Program Leaders: Fred Shepherd Andy Anderson Treasurer: Don Hickman The Men’s Fellowship Supper takes a hiatus for the summer months, but will resume in the Fall on September 20th.


The next LEGO Club meeting is Sunday, June 5th at 2:00pm in the Christian Life Center. We hope to see everyone there!

We have some changes to our Sewing Group meeting dates and times for the summer. We will be meeting on the second Monday of each month during June, July, and August. We will not be meeting any other days. We will return to our regularly scheduled pro‐gramming in September. June 13: 10:00 am ‐ 11:30 am July 11: 10:00 am ‐ 11:30 am August 8: 10:00 am ‐ 11:30 am

UPDATE ON THE AIR CONDITIONING IN OUR SANCTUARY As you are all well aware, the air conditioning in the sanctuary is broken. The Property Committee is cur‐rently in the process of securing proposals for replacing the system. Please be aware that this is NOT an easy fix. The current AC room was built around the AC unit in 1971. There are logistical and current code issues that need to be addressed in addition to purchasing a new unit. So the scope of work AND the new equipment are being reviewed. This is going to cost the church somewhere between $20,000 ‐ $33,000. We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding as we work to ensure that the right work is done at a fair price. In the grand scheme of things, spending an hour in a hot sanctuary really isn’t the worst thing that could happen to us. We are very lucky to have our CLC as a backup location for worship. Starting this week, June 5th, we will be moving BOTH worship services to the CLC. It may take some extra time to figure out Praise Team sound and location, but we are confident that everyone can be flexible and work together to make it happen. As soon as we have additional updates, we will pass information along to the congregation through Face‐book and our weekly news emails.

Through the generosity of some of our members, we are able to offer a needs‐based and merit‐based scholarship to local graduating high school seniors. This year, two winners were selected out of a pool of about 12 applicants. Con‐gratulations to Alex Torelli‐Diljohn, who graduated from East Ridge High School and to Betty Maxi, who graduated from West Orange High School. Both of these students will be attending the University of South Florida and studying biomedical sciences. We are very proud to be able to offer these students full scholarships!

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The Oakleaf is the monthly newsletter of Oakland Presbyterian You’re always welcome to worship with us Sunday mornings. Early Service: 8:45 am * Traditional Service: 11:00 am * Sunday School: 9:45 am

218 E Oakland Ave, Oakland, FL 34760. Office phone: 407‐656‐4452 * Office fax: 407‐656‐8201 * Web: www.oaklandpres.org * Email: [email protected]

Church Staff Pastor * Dr. Robert P. Hines, Jr. Director of Christian Education * Tiffany Goggans Bookkeeper * Alecia Spence Director of Preschool * Laurie Templin Secretary * Stacey Gillespie Director of Music * Michael Shortal Property Manager * Dan Bray Praise Team Leader/Pianist * Daphne Miller Organist * Diane Flagler Director of Children’s Choirs * Bonnie Litteral Director of Bell Choir * Peggy Lantz Treasurer * Derek Blakeslee

I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by

little scraps of wisdom. - Umberto Eco

All of us at Oakland Presbyterian would like to express our sympathy to those who have recently lost loved ones Tom Duchene, whose father passed away Michael Deutsch, whose father passed away Former Pastor Woody Brown, whose mother passed away Connie King, whose husband, Barry, passed away

You are all in our thoughts and prayers. May God bless you and ease your pain in this time of grief.

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